Jury Pool Profile

Platte County, Nebraska

Republican +58 (2024)

Population: 34,358
Median household income: $72,335
Unemployment: 2.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 27,362 79.6%
Black or African American alone 279 0.8%
Asian alone 124 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 181 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 16 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,933 5.6%
Two or more races 4,463 13.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7,642 22.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.4

Under 18 9,160 26.7%
18–24 2,808 8.2%
25–44 8,206 23.9%
45–64 8,056 23.4%
65 and over 6,128 17.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 2.7%; -0.23 pp vs. state
County GDP: $3.9B; 2.04% of state
Avg. annual pay: $55,317
Establishments: 1,157

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 6,161 30.8%
Trade, transportation & utilities 3,771 18.8%
Education & health services 3,520 17.6%
Leisure & hospitality 1,748 8.7%
Construction 1,243 6.2%
Professional & business services 803 4.0%
Public administration 768 3.8%
Natural resources & mining 634 3.2%
Other services 629 3.1%
Financial activities 625 3.1%
Information 109 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 72.5%
Median gross rent: $867
Owner-occupied: 9,714
Renter-occupied: 3,684

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,658 votes cast

Republican 12,326 78.7%
Democratic 3,191 20.4%
Other / third-party 141 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

81.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 5,610 17.5%
French (incl. Cajun) 58 0.2%
German 54 0.2%
Slavic languages 39 0.1%
Chinese 38 0.1%
Other 29 0.1%
Arabic 24 0.1%
Korean 22 0.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 15 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 13,398
Family households: 8,810; 65.8% of households
Married w/ children: 6,912
Single-mother households: 865
Veterans: 1,348; 5.4% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

72.1% overall adherence rate

Catholic 14,345 41.8%
Evangelical Protestant 6,595 19.2%
Mainline Protestant 2,976 8.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 817 2.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.1%
With a disability: 11.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 24.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 5th Judicial District Court
Judges: 3 (District Court judges per judicial district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); County Court judges (limited jurisdiction — small civil claims, misdemeanors, probate) separate. Vintage 2026 nebraskajudicial.gov; counts cross-checked against Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-303 et seq. ~60 District Court judgeships statewide. The 4th JD (Douglas / Omaha) and 3rd JD (Lancaster / Lincoln) carry the largest benches; multi-county rural districts typically carry 2-4 judges.)
Court seats: Albion, Aurora, Central City, Columbus, David City, Fullerton, Osceola, Schuyler, Seward, Wahoo, York

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Nebraska statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023